January 1, 2008 | Commentary

Biondi on the Impact of an Obama Presidency on Racial Relations

Martha Biondi is an associate professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University and says an Obama election wouldn’t be an indicator that racism has been eliminated in the United States…

By Brendan Cosgrove

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Despite a second place finish in the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary, Sen. Barack Obama appears to be the first person with a realistic shot of being the nation’s first African-American elected to the White House. Martha Biondi is an associate professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University and says an Obama election wouldn’t be an indicator that racism has been eliminated in the United States…

Brendan Cosgrove is the broadcast associate/web content producer for Northwestern News Contact him at b-cosgrove@northwestern.edu

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